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Dolton trustee hosts expungement workshop to help residents seal criminal records
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Trustee Tammy Brown hosted a workshop at Lester Long Field House offering one-on-one legal assistance to residents seeking to seal or expunge criminal records; the Illinois Coalition to End Permanent Punishments led a "know your rights" session on new state laws and job protections.
Trustee Tammy Brown hosted an expungement workshop at Lester Long Field House in the Village of Dolton that provided one-on-one attorney consultations for residents seeking to seal or expunge criminal records, organizers said.
Organizers and advocates said the event combined immediate legal help with education on new state laws, employment protections and pathways to entrepreneurship, aiming to reduce barriers to housing and work for people with past convictions.
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